Scientific Review of Alternative Medicine
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Scientific Review of Alternative Medicine and Aberrant Medical Practices (SRAM) is a scientific journal
published by the Commission for Scientific Medicine and Mental Health. It claims to be "the only peer-reviewed journal devoted exclusively to objectively analyzing the claims of "alternative medicine." A statement "In Defence of Scientific Medicine", welcoming the founding of SRAM, was signed by a long list of notable individuals, including five Nobel laureates, all of whom are thus signalling their critical attitudes towards alternative medicine. It was welcomed by Science
magazine when it started.
The SRAM website states:
SRAM was founded by Dr. Wallace Sampson, a clinical professor of medicine at Stanford University
, and Paul Kurtz
, chairman of the Committee for the Scientific Investigation of Claims of the Paranormal
.
According to its editor, SRAM was evaluated at least three times by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) for Medline
/PubMed
indexing, and rejected each time. As of December 2007, the journal is not listed at PubMed. (See also: Medline: Inclusion of journals.)
The most recent volume is volume 11 (2007).
Scientific journal
In academic publishing, a scientific journal is a periodical publication intended to further the progress of science, usually by reporting new research. There are thousands of scientific journals in publication, and many more have been published at various points in the past...
published by the Commission for Scientific Medicine and Mental Health. It claims to be "the only peer-reviewed journal devoted exclusively to objectively analyzing the claims of "alternative medicine." A statement "In Defence of Scientific Medicine", welcoming the founding of SRAM, was signed by a long list of notable individuals, including five Nobel laureates, all of whom are thus signalling their critical attitudes towards alternative medicine. It was welcomed by Science
Science (magazine)
Science was a general science magazine published by the American Association for the Advancement of Science . It was intended to "bridge the distance between science and citizen", aimed at a technically literate audience who may not work professionally in the sciences...
magazine when it started.
The SRAM website states:
SRAM was founded by Dr. Wallace Sampson, a clinical professor of medicine at Stanford University
Stanford University
The Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly referred to as Stanford University or Stanford, is a private research university on an campus located near Palo Alto, California. It is situated in the northwestern Santa Clara Valley on the San Francisco Peninsula, approximately northwest of San...
, and Paul Kurtz
Paul Kurtz
Paul Kurtz is a prominent American skeptic and secular humanist. He has been called "the father of secular humanism." He is Professor Emeritus of Philosophy at the State University of New York at Buffalo, having previously also taught at Vassar, Trinity, and Union colleges, and the New School for...
, chairman of the Committee for the Scientific Investigation of Claims of the Paranormal
Committee for the Scientific Investigation of Claims of the Paranormal
The Committee for Skeptical Inquiry , formerly known as the Committee for the Scientific Investigation of Claims of the Paranormal , is a program within the U.S...
.
According to its editor, SRAM was evaluated at least three times by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) for Medline
MEDLINE
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/PubMed
PubMed
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indexing, and rejected each time. As of December 2007, the journal is not listed at PubMed. (See also: Medline: Inclusion of journals.)
The most recent volume is volume 11 (2007).